MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out against left-hander
Wade is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona.
Southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez is on the hill for the Diamondbacks, so the left-handed-hitting Wade will yield to Mark Canha at first base. Though he's slashing .333/.439/.424 over 42 plate appearances versus lefties this season, Wade has just three starts against left-handers in 2024.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Drives in three runs
Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, three RBI and two runs during Sunday's 10-9 win against Arizona.
The first baseman delivered in the clutch Sunday with an RBI double in the seventh and a game-tying, two-run single in the ninth to help Milwaukee erase an eight-run deficit. Hoskins continues to carry a hot bat and has a .321/.406/.607 slash line with two homers over his past nine games, though he also has a 46.9 percent strikeout rate during that stretch.
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Jake Burger 3B | MIA
Marlins' Jake Burger: Swats 28th homer
Burger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
All four of Miami's runs on the afternoon came on solo shots, with Burger launching his in the fourth inning off Grant Holmes. The 28-year-old slugger has gone yard three times in the last six contests, part of a 12-game stretch in which he's slashing .304/.327/.522 with nine RBI. Burger sits two long balls short of recording his second straight 30-homer campaign with six games left on the Marlins' schedule.
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Vladimir Guerrero 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Another three-hit effort Sunday
Guerrero went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rays.
All the knocks were singles, but it was still Guerrero's fourth three-hit performance in the last week. The 25-year-old is raking to close out a mostly disappointing season for the Blue Jays, and through 17 games in September he's slashing .348/.416/.536 with three homers, 11 RBI and 15 runs.
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Austin Shenton 3B | SEA
Rays' Austin Shenton: Sent down to minors
The Rays optioned Shenton to their spring training complex Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
The minor-league season for Triple-A Durham is over, so Shenton will stay in shape at the team's spring training facility in case he's needed later this week. Shenton has put up a .745 OPS over 50 plate appearances during his time in the majors this season.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Goes deep in third straight
Aranda went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Aranda struck out in three of his four plate appearances, but he made his one hit count to tally his sixth homer of the season. He has now gone yard in three straight games, and he has hit .294 with five homers, eight RBI and 10 runs scored across 15 games since he became a regular starter in early September.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers in win Sunday
Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Orioles.
Kerry Carpenter went deep twice, and Torkelson tacked on his ninth long ball of the year to give Detroit possession of the last AL wild-card spot for the moment. Torkelson had a sluggish start to the season, but he's been better lately, batting .273 over his last 10 contests with the one home run and four RBI. The 25-year-old should continue to see regular playing time in the final week of the regular season.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Career day with three home runs
Casas went 3-for-4 with three home runs and seven RBI in a win over Minnesota in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
Entering Sunday's contest with just one home run in September, Casas exploded for his first multi-home run game of the season and the second of his career. Casas opened the barrage with a pair of three-run home runs off Pablo Lopez in the first and third innings before belting a 423-foot solo shot off Brent Headrick in the fifth, giving him a career-best seven RBI. With Sunday's explosive performance, the 24-year-old Casas is now up to 12 home runs, 29 RBI and 26 runs scored with a .241/.332/.466 slash line in 57 games.
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Ryan Noda 1B | LAA
Athletics' Ryan Noda: Optioned to Midland
The Athletics optioned Noda to Double-A Midland on Sunday.
With the Triple-A season ending Sunday, Noda will go to the Athletics' affiliate in Midland, which is in the Double-A playoffs. Noda appeared in five games for the Athletics since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sept. 10, going 1-for-8 with one run scored and two walks over that span.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Ends slump with homer
Busch went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sundays' 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Busch entered Sunday 0-for-11 over his last four games. He snapped the slump with a pair of extra-base hits, including a fourth-inning solo shot that gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead. He's been a bit streaky this year, but Busch has been able to put up decent power numbers with 21 homers, 65 RBI and a .448 slugging percentage. He's added 28 doubles, two stolen bases, 72 runs scored and a .252 batting average over 147 contests, mostly in a strong-side platoon role.